Composer
Niccolò Paganini
463 works in the index
- Birthplace
- Genoa
- Citizenship / historical state
- Republic of Genoa
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Paganini rewrote what a violin could do and left a catalogue that is still, two centuries later, the boundary of the instrument's technique.
The 24 Caprices, Op. 1 are the central work and are professional repertoire — the twenty-fourth is the famous one, and it is not a starting point. The violin concerti are equally demanding. What is approachable is the guitar music: he played guitar seriously and wrote a large body of sonatas and duos for violin and guitar that sit at a genuinely amateur level.
Editions of the Caprices differ in bowing and fingering, which on this music is most of the interpretation. Free scans of the original are available and are unmarked; for study, an edited edition is worth having.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, violin, Piano, Cello, Viola
- Genres represented
- Classical, Rock, Jazz, Pop
- Works with composition dates
- 14 of 463
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 6 of 10
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonate XII in e minor - Score | — | — | E minor | Piano, violin | — | 1 |
| Two Minuets | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Minue | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Sonata No.35 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Sonata No.36 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Sonata No.32 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Sonata No.31 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Marcia - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Terzetto No. 4 - Score | — | — | — | Guitar, Cello, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonatina No. 2 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Grande Sonata - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Quartetto No. 7 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar, Cello, violin, Viola | — | 1 |
| Sonata A Major Op. 2 No. 1 - Guitar | — | Op. 2 No. 1 | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata d minor Op. 2 No. 3 - Score | — | Op. 2 No. 3 | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata A Major Op. 2 No. 4 - Guitar | — | Op. 2 No. 4 | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata a minor Op. 2 No. 6 - Score | — | Op. 2 No. 6 | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata a minor - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata C Major - Score | — | — | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Quartetto No. 1 - Violin | — | — | — | Guitar, Cello, violin, Viola | — | 1 |
| Quartetto No. 8 - Violin | — | — | — | Guitar, Cello, violin, Viola | — | 1 |
| Moses-Fantasie - Violin | — | — | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata No.13 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata No.19 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Caprice No. 7 - Violin | — | — | — | violin | — | 1 |
| Sonate XII in e minor - Violin | — | — | E minor | Piano, violin | — | 1 |
| Four Caprices - Bassoon | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 6, movt. 1 | — | op. 6 | — | violin, Orchestra | — | 1 |
| Concerto in D Major, Op. 6, Mvmt. 1 - Piano | — | Op. 6 | D major | Piano, violin | — | 1 |
| Rondoncino - Solo Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Sonata No. 8 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Andantino No. 2 C Major - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Sonata No.22 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Terzetto No. 4 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar, Cello, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonatina No. 3 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Sonata No. 9 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Grande Sonata - Violin | — | — | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Quartetto No. 7 - Viola | — | — | — | Guitar, Cello, violin, Viola | — | 1 |
| Sonata Op. 3 No. 1 - Violin | — | Op. 3 No. 1 | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata Op. 3 No. 3 - Score | — | Op. 3 No. 3 | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata Op. 3 No. 4 - Violin | — | Op. 3 No. 4 | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata Op. 3 No. 6 - Score | — | Op. 3 No. 6 | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata d minor Op. 2 No. 3 - Violin | — | Op. 2 No. 3 | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata a minor Op. 2 No. 6 - Violin | — | Op. 2 No. 6 | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Sonata C Major - Violin | — | — | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
| Quartetto No. 1 - Viola | — | — | — | Guitar, Cello, violin, Viola | — | 1 |
| Caprice Op. 1 No.19 - Guitar | — | Op. 1 No.19 | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Quartetto No. 8 - Cello | — | — | — | Guitar, Cello, violin, Viola | — | 1 |
| Sonata No.14 - Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar, violin | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 93850871. Portrait: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.